Grades Junior year

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Read the post more slowly. They said "AP's are perceived as higher." So, they are not kidding themselves.

They are also correct about how the GPA is calculated.

But not statistically meaningless because the colleges do different math. You’re so dumb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I disagree because, at least at our school, honors and AP classes receive the same weight when calculating GPA. So, yes, AP is perceived as higher but statistically the distinction between honors and AP is "meaningless."

At application time your DC's school's councilor will send a description of the two types of courses to each college.

You need to contact your DC's councilor ASAP and see if you are correct or not.

At our school, they had the same weighting but the descriptions indicated that AP classes were much more rigorous.

The review of a college application at schools that are even marginally selective is much more than comparing weighted GPAs.

Seriously, some of you people need to CHILL. This is not an emergency. I UNDERSTAND that counselors explain the levels of classes to colleges. I UNDERSTAND that AP's are considered more rigorous than honors. I am just saying that the STATISTICAL WEIGHT assigned to both of those course grades when GPA's are calculated are the same. You all seem to have totally drank the kool aid that your kids may not survive the future unless they kill themselves taking the absolute highest number of AP courses they can possibly manage.

Seriously our successful college search is already behind us. So we get how it works. We just believe in breathing through the process.

We need to chill but you are the one breathlessly capitalizing. Gotcha.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I disagree because, at least at our school, honors and AP classes receive the same weight when calculating GPA. So, yes, AP is perceived as higher but statistically the distinction between honors and AP is "meaningless."

At application time your DC's school's councilor will send a description of the two types of courses to each college.

You need to contact your DC's councilor ASAP and see if you are correct or not.

At our school, they had the same weighting but the descriptions indicated that AP classes were much more rigorous.

The review of a college application at schools that are even marginally selective is much more than comparing weighted GPAs.

Seriously, some of you people need to CHILL. This is not an emergency. I UNDERSTAND that counselors explain the levels of classes to colleges. I UNDERSTAND that AP's are considered more rigorous than honors. I am just saying that the STATISTICAL WEIGHT assigned to both of those course grades when GPA's are calculated are the same. You all seem to have totally drank the kool aid that your kids may not survive the future unless they kill themselves taking the absolute highest number of AP courses they can possibly manage.

Seriously our successful college search is already behind us. So we get how it works. We just believe in breathing through the process.

Weird post. No one thinks this is an emergency. Better get back on your meds.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I disagree because, at least at our school, honors and AP classes receive the same weight when calculating GPA. So, yes, AP is perceived as higher but statistically the distinction between honors and AP is "meaningless."

At application time your DC's school's councilor will send a description of the two types of courses to each college.

You need to contact your DC's councilor ASAP and see if you are correct or not.

At our school, they had the same weighting but the descriptions indicated that AP classes were much more rigorous.

The review of a college application at schools that are even marginally selective is much more than comparing weighted GPAs.

Seriously, some of you people need to CHILL. This is not an emergency. I UNDERSTAND that counselors explain the levels of classes to colleges. I UNDERSTAND that AP's are considered more rigorous than honors. I am just saying that the STATISTICAL WEIGHT assigned to both of those course grades when GPA's are calculated are the same. You all seem to have totally drank the kool aid that your kids may not survive the future unless they kill themselves taking the absolute highest number of AP courses they can possibly manage.

Seriously our successful college search is already behind us. So we get how it works. We just believe in breathing through the process.

Weird post. No one thinks this is an emergency. Better get back on your meds.

the meds comment is so tired, seriously get a new line. I agree with the PP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:"I disagree because, at least at our school, honors and AP classes receive the same weight when calculating GPA. So, yes, AP is perceived as higher but statistically the distinction between honors and AP is "meaningless."

At application time your DC's school's councilor will send a description of the two types of courses to each college.

You need to contact your DC's councilor ASAP and see if you are correct or not.

At our school, they had the same weighting but the descriptions indicated that AP classes were much more rigorous.

The review of a college application at schools that are even marginally selective is much more than comparing weighted GPAs.

Seriously, some of you people need to CHILL. This is not an emergency. I UNDERSTAND that counselors explain the levels of classes to colleges. I UNDERSTAND that AP's are considered more rigorous than honors. I am just saying that the STATISTICAL WEIGHT assigned to both of those course grades when GPA's are calculated are the same. You all seem to have totally drank the kool aid that your kids may not survive the future unless they kill themselves taking the absolute highest number of AP courses they can possibly manage.

Seriously our successful college search is already behind us. So we get how it works. We just believe in breathing through the process.

Weird post. No one thinks this is an emergency. Better get back on your meds.

the meds comment is so tired, seriously get a new line. I agree with the PP.

Good that you’re agreeing with your own posts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This is OP...it’s more like she was an A- student freshman year, solid A sophomore and will be back down to A- if she can’t get up her tougher classes. I was just wondering if it even matters if the GPA fluctuates less than 0.5 points over this time. I mean the classes are much harder!!

And we aren’t aiming for top 20

It won't matter. Please don't tell your hardworking A/A- student that she needs to "turn it around" or "get it back in gear quick." If she has more weighted classes, her GPA for the year may still be higher than last year (if you're in a district that puts weighted GPAs only on the transcript).

My senior had a couple of B/B+ grades freshman year, all As and A- sophomore, and one B and one B+ junior year. He had two honors courses in 10th, and took 4 honors and 2 APs in 11th. I'll report back if he is shut out of colleges based on this disturbing pattern. DCUMers like to pretend that it's the norm for kids to graduate with all As and 12 AP classes.

Honors classes are meaningless, they are just a notch above remedial, they are "on track". It really is the AP classes that make a difference both in terms of vigor and GPA. If your kid was in HS during the 1980s "honor" classes would be fine, but now they don't cut it.

First of all, I believe you meant rigor. Although you could be very vigorous about getting good grades lol.

Second, honors classes in one school (public for example) vs. another (rigorous private) is very different, and college admissions officers are very aware of the differences. The PP's kid's courseload sounds very much like my son's and he is applying and is expected to have a very strong chance of admission at a top 20. Of course his test scores are through the roof, so there's that as well.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

This is OP...it’s more like she was an A- student freshman year, solid A sophomore and will be back down to A- if she can’t get up her tougher classes. I was just wondering if it even matters if the GPA fluctuates less than 0.5 points over this time. I mean the classes are much harder!!

And we aren’t aiming for top 20

It won't matter. Please don't tell your hardworking A/A- student that she needs to "turn it around" or "get it back in gear quick." If she has more weighted classes, her GPA for the year may still be higher than last year (if you're in a district that puts weighted GPAs only on the transcript).

My senior had a couple of B/B+ grades freshman year, all As and A- sophomore, and one B and one B+ junior year. He had two honors courses in 10th, and took 4 honors and 2 APs in 11th. I'll report back if he is shut out of colleges based on this disturbing pattern. DCUMers like to pretend that it's the norm for kids to graduate with all As and 12 AP classes.

Honors classes are meaningless, they are just a notch above remedial, they are "on track". It really is the AP classes that make a difference both in terms of vigor and GPA. If your kid was in HS during the 1980s "honor" classes would be fine, but now they don't cut it.

First of all, I believe you meant rigor. Although you could be very vigorous about getting good grades lol.

Second, honors classes in one school (public for example) vs. another (rigorous private) is very different, and college admissions officers are very aware of the differences. The PP's kid's courseload sounds very much like my son's and he is applying and is expected to have a very strong chance of admission at a top 20. Of course his test scores are through the roof, so there's that as well.

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